Adapting Project LEGAL to Improve Citizenship and Character in Region 10

Our Staff: Dr. Gregory Hodge, Director (FDA Principal) Dr. Jim Carroll, Chief Consultant (Syracuse University) Joe Montecalvo, Technology Consultant (Syracuse University) Fred Fisher, P.T. Staff Developer Art Fortin, P.T. Staff Developer Dr. Gil Turchin, Evaluator (SPEZ, Inc.)

Adapting Is Our Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning

The Adapting Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts Cartoon

So, what is Project LEGAL and How Are We “Adapting” It?

Project LEGAL Overview

Project LEGAL (Law-related Education: Goals for American Leadership) Created in 1976 by Director, Jim Carroll, Ph.D. as an infusion project into American history courses

Project LEGAL New York State validation in 1979

Project LEGAL USDE validation in 1982, 1992 & 1996

Project LEGAL Has been implemented in thirty four states Hungary, Croatia, and the US Virgin Islands

Project LEGAL Since 1983, adoption schools in over 1500 school districts

Project LEGAL’s Validated Objectives Significant student growth in knowledge and comprehension of the U.S. Legal/Judicial System. Significant student growth in law-related problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Other LEGAL projects: CRITICAL 1996—Present (Harlem: Gifted Ed & PPA) TIPS 1999—2006 (Bronx: Tech Skills in content areas & PPA) CHARACTER 2002—2007 (Harlem: CEPPA) LTG 2002—Present (many sites: tech skills: PPA)

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning Students learn by constructing their own knowledge through our models for problem solving: The Public Policy Analyst and CompuLEGAL.

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning Teachers serve as co-learners, mentors, coaches and resources to engage students to use technologies to solve problems, think critically and answer their own questions.

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning Classrooms have Internet connectivity and bring in virtual experts through virtual reference desks (e.g., Ask-A-LEGAL Eagle).

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning Our website contains numerous applications, links, and virtual reference desks that support research, analysis, problem solving and communications, and these electronic resources will expand under Adapting.

Adapting Project LEGAL to Improve Citizenship and Character in Region 10: Teacher Expectations

To integrate LEGAL’s Public Policy Analyst and/or CompuLEGAL into U.S. History or P.I.G. courses through WebQuests and PowerPoint Lessons to improve Student Performance on state tests and LEGAL’s validated tests.

Specific Expectations Pre- and Post-testing 2 WebQuests (online lesson plans) 4 Release Day workshops

Adapting’s Problem Solving Models CompuLEGAL: An interactive case method to analyze over 60 landmark Supreme Court cases & Ask-A-LEGAL Eagle: a virtual reference desk - American History (grades 7,8,11,12) –P.I.G. (grade 11,12) PPA: The Public Policy Analyst (PPA): Students develop policy solutions for social problems -P.I.G. (grade 11,12): PPA -Global History (grade 9, 10): IPPA,GHPPA -American History: AHPPA

Samples of TIPS Computer Resources Ask-A LEGAL Eagle CompuLEGAL The Public Policy Analyst (PPA) CRITICAL Lessons

In Closing

Adapting Is Our Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning

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